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“Take care of yourself.” I heard that same line over and over again after I had Madilyn in 2005 at the age of 21. I’m sure you have, too. Take care of myself? I can’t even give my child everything she needs so how am I supposed to take care […]

Every year at the TED Conference, a $1 Million TED Prize is awarded to one leader in support of their big idea to ‘spark global change’. The winner is also given the opportunity to share this Wish with fellow TED attendees to request they each do everything they 18-minute do […]

In writing my memoir, I forced myself to dig really deep into my emotions and the feelings they triggered during the different experiences and periods of my life. I went through many dark days when I felt completely alone in the world. I often felt disconnected from the rest of […]

I wish I could say that the feeling of never doing enough for my child, and therefore never being enough as a parent, goes away, but for me, it hasn’t. It lessens on Madilyn’s “good” days, but even then, it lingers in the shadows, never allowing me to let my […]

I wrote an article about Madilyn and being her mother for the local family magazine Savvy Kids when we lived in Little Rock in July 2012. It recently came up in my Facebook memories so I thought I would share it with you. Felt with the Heart, A Mother’s Memoir […]

“…and that visibility which makes us most vulnerable is that which also is the source of our greatest strength.” Perhaps I shouldn’t start this blog with the hardest parts of my life… but I’ve found that putting my struggles into words, both my struggles within and outward with the world, […]

I know you’re wondering what happened to the memoir I planned to publish over a year ago. I was so excited about the big launch and then… crickets. So, what happened exactly? The answer is simple enough. I got scared. The book was ready to go, but I guess I […]

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Hillary Kleck is the mother of Madilyn, whom was born blind with bilateral anophthalmia, among other congenital birth defects, in February 2005.

She now lives with her husband, Jacob, Madilyn and younger brother, Lucas (1 year old), outside of Boston. Madilyn attends Perkins School for the Blind while Hillary works from home and treasures her time spent with Lucas. Jacob works as a manufacturing engineer for New Balance, Inc. and is there when Madilyn gets home from school. He’s also by far the best cook in the house – everyone agrees.

They spend their weekends playing Miracle League baseball, playing at the beach, and chasing dreams. Life isn’t always easy, but it is definitely good.